South Asian workers in Thousands strike at Oman airport after Indian's death

On Tuesday strike was initiated by workers, demanding better safety conditions, after a worker died in an accident. Thousands of South Asian laborers working on the expansion of Muscat airport downed tools, a company official and workers said.

An Indian worker died late on Monday when he was run over by a bus belonging to the contractor, workers and a BEB official said.

Mohan Raman, a worker with the contractor BEB, told Reuters on Tuesday. "We will not go to work today unless our company assures us that they will revise safety standards at our work place."